Christopher J. DeSimone

Professional Experience

Chris joined Gross & Romanick as a law student and became a partner of the firm in 2014. His practice focuses on the representation of small businesses and commercial landlords. Chris offers general counsel services to companies across a wide variety of industries, assisting business owners with formation and start-up, mergers, acquisitions and sales, ownership agreements, commercial contracts, leases, employment matters, partnership disputes, and all transactional business needs. He represents commercial landlords (and business clients) with respect to lease preparation, review and negotiation, disputes, and eviction litigation. Chris has drafted, reviewed, and negotiated countless partnership agreements, business purchase agreements, commercial leases, and other commercial contracts. Committed to providing clients with responsive, efficient and thorough legal representation, Chris has earned the reputation of being a knowledgeable and respected transactional business lawyer.

Practice Areas

Business & Corporate Law

Buying and Selling Businesses

Landlord & Tenant

Creditors’ Rights & Collections

Litigation

Education

2005 - B.A., Double Major in Economics and Government from University of Virginia

2008 - J.D. from George Mason University School of Law

Bar Admissions

Virginia, District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of Virginia

Representative Transactions

Chris has represented buyers and sellers of small and medium size businesses in transactions ranging up to $35M. Businesses represented include regional moving companies, medical, dental and veterinary practices, IT firms, construction companies, restaurants, franchises, auto repair shops, commercial and residential cleaning companies, and other miscellaneous services providers. He regularly represents commercial landlords in the negotiation of office, warehouse, industrial, restaurant, mixed-use, parking, and triple-net leases, including leases that generate more than $1M in annual rental income.

Personal History

Chris is a lifelong resident of Fairfax County, Virginia, and presently resides in Fairfax with his wife and sons.

A firm with great experience, Gross & Romanick is cited in Martindale-Hubbell® as having “an exemplary reputation and well established practice” with “high professional standing.” The firm received Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest ethical rating.

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